Underplayed Gems

The Quiet One (2011)

The Quiet One poster
Directed by
Ina Holmqvist
Genre
documentary film
Country
Sweden
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A six year old girl named Maryam arrives in Stockholm after fleeing Iran with her mother. The film follows her as she tries to adjust to a new life and a new language.

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What happens

The Quiet One är en svensk film från 2011. Regissörer och producenter är Ina Holmqvist och Emelie Wallgren. Filmen hade svensk premiär vid Göteborg International Film Festival i månadsskiftet januari-februari 2012. Dessförinnan hade den deltagit i dokumentärfilmfestivalen IDFA (Internationella dokumentärfilmsfestivalen i Amsterdam). Den är även nominerad till Berlins internationella filmfestival 2012. Filmen handlar om Maryam som är sex år gammal och nyss kommit till Stockholm efter att ha flytt från Iran tillsammans med sin mor. Filmen skildrar hur Maryam försöker finna sig till rätta i den nya tillvaron där allt är nytt, inte minst språket. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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